CVE-2010-1172

DBus-GLib 0.73 disregards the access flag of exported GObject properties, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and possibly cause a denial of service by modifying properties, as demonstrated by properties of the (1) DeviceKit-Power, (2) NetworkManager, and (3) ModemManager services.

Published: 2010-08-20 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-1172 is rated Low Risk (25.7/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.40%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-1172

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.40% +0.33%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.02%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-1172

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.6 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.9 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-1172

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-1172

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2010-1172 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (dbus-glib), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-1172
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1172
suse medium CVE-2010-1172 severity moderate: SUSE including 270 source package names (NetworkManager-0.7.0.r4359-15.20.10.12, NetworkManager-0.7.0.r4359-15.25.1, …), 343 product×package rows across 42 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, … (42 product lines)): Known Affected 231, Fixed 112. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1172/
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-1172 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dbus-glib), 8 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, hardy, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, upstream): released 3, ignored 2, not-affected 2, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-1172

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-1172

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
freedesktop dbus-glib 0.73 cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:dbus-glib:0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-1172

URL Tags
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus-glib/commit/?h=rhel5&id=9a6bce9b615abca6068348c1606ba8eaf13d9ae0
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/40908 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40925 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42397
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100113103
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0616.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42347
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2063 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3097
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=585394
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61041
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